What do you think is NASA's "big discovery" of mars?

**m420p** · 11-21-2012, 11:24 PM

It's all over the web but they won't announce what it is until the data has been confirmed. My first guess would be Methane or other proof that life once existed on mars. Water, gold or other precious metals are other possibilities. It's pretty obvious to me water was once flowing on the surface of mars. Dried up river beds, valleys and large chloride salt deposits which only take place on earth where liquid water is present.

**zat** · 11-22-2012, 01:30 AM

I think they found Jimmy Hoffa. Ok seriously, I think it is related to water like an indicator that water existed.

**Trolling** · 11-22-2012, 01:31 AM

Probably smurfs.

**D3monic** · 11-22-2012, 01:40 AM

I thought they already found the evidence that water existed there. Lame if they just hype up the same old news.

**gioua** · 11-22-2012, 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by D3monic

I thought they already found the evidence that water existed there. Lame if they just hype up the same old news.

I think they have found that as well.. at least strong evidence of it.. I think they found certain types of minerals... perhaps a meteor or something along the lines

**OGEvilgenius** · 11-22-2012, 10:45 AM

**technical dan** · 11-23-2012, 05:23 PM

m420p thats what im thinkin. methane or another organic compound that microorganisms are capable of producing. I think they have made enough noise about water that they wouldnt be keeping evidence of it secret in this manner.

**canniboss** · 11-24-2012, 12:50 AM

http://youtu.be/Jth4yATniS4

**Dr Kynes** · 11-25-2012, 08:54 PM

methane does not mean life. it just means carbon and oxygen are present.

theres methane all over the gas giants, and nobody is suggesting that has a biological source.

im betting on sedimentary layers showing surface water in the past.